Writing device.



G. J. BECKER.

WRITING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 15, 1911.

1,070,321. r Patented Aug. 12,1913.

' Z a INVENTOR v y ATTORNEY v LOLUMBIA PUNQGRAPH .0., WASHINGTON D C UNITED STATES PA ENT onrron.

-CHARLES J. BECKER, OF NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS.

WRITING DEVICE.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES J. BECKER, of New Bedford, in the county of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in WVriting Devices, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like letters on the drawings representing like parts.

The object of this invention is to provide an implement which will assist a pupil who is learning to write in acquiring a correct position and movement of the hand and muscles.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a side view of my device; Fig. 2 is a rear view thereof; Fig. 3 is a side view of a hand showing the device applied in position for writing; and Fig. 4 is a view of a hand with the device applied.

It is generally agreed among teachers of penmanship at the present time, that the most advantageous method of writing is that in which the movement of the writing implement is caused principally by muscles of the arm. This method is known as muscular writing; in it the whole hand moves with the pencil or pen. It is undesirable that any movement should be communicated to the writing implement by the fingers alone. It is advisable that the hand should not be turned too far out, the proper position being roughly indicated in Fig. 3.

My device is intended to assist the pupil in obtaining a free movement of the hand and muscles, and in retaining the hand .in proper position. It may also be advantageously used by book-keepers and other persons who have a great deal of writing to do, to relieve the strain on the hand.

B and C are rings rigidly connected by a web I). The larger ring B is adapted to fit on the ring-finger, the smaller ring C is adapted to fit on the little finger. The web Z) carries a pencil holder D in which is inserted a pencil (Z. Also attached to said web is a spindle F carrying a ball A. The check E is aflixed to the smaller ring C, substantially at right angles to the plane of said ring, and terminates in the bent and sharpened point 6. hen my device is in position on the hand, this check extends along the under side of the little finger as shown in Fig. 4.

My device is used as follows :The rings Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 15, 1911.

Patented Aug. 12,1913. Serial No. 633,393.

B and C are applied to the ring-finger and the little finger in such a way that the check rests against the under side of the little finger. These two fingers are then bent so that the ball A rests against the palm of the hand as shown. The pen or pencil is held by the thumb, the first finger and the second finger in the usual way. If the pupil writes with a correct muscular movement, the pencil D in my device, which rests upon the paper, will duplicate the writing of the pen or pencil held by the fingers. If, however the pupil introduces into his writing finger movements, the pencil 03 will not duplicate the writing of the principal pencil or pen and the fault will be at once noticeable.

There is frequently a disadvantageous tendency to turn the hand too far out. The check E prevents this, because if the hand is turned too far out, the point 6 comes in contact with the paper and arrests the movement. It is obvious that the proper length of the pencil D and the exact slant and position of the check E, e are matters of adjustment to individual hands or faults.

By substituting for the pencil cl a smooth, round point adapted to slide over the paper without making any mark, my device is useful for book-keepers and persons having a great deal of writing to do, because it carries part of the weight of the hand and re lieves the strain on the muscles.

For the purpose of adjusting the device to the individual hand the spindle F. is threaded and engages a corresponding thread in the web 6 which connects the rings B, C, thereby permitting the length of the spindle above said rings to be varied. The adjustment is retained by the lock-nut G, and the split washer 9.

Having thus described my said invention, I claim 1. A writing device consisting of a ring adapted to encircle a finger, a. pencil projecting below said ring and carried thereby, a spindle integral with said ring, a ball car ried by said spindle, and a check piece integral with said ring and extending therefrom toward the outside of the hand.

2. A writing device consisting of two rings rigidly connected, a downwardly projecting pencil or point, and an upwardly projecting spindle carried by said rings, said spindle terminating in an enlarged end piece.

3. A Writing device consisting; of connected carried by said rings and adjustable as to rings adapted to encn'cle the ling-finger and ts length above said rlngs.

little finger and to be folded therewith under the hand, and a pencil or point atfixed BECKER 5 to said rings in such a position as to be ere itnesses:

deal when said fingers are folded under the J. M. MORTON, J12,

hand, and an upwardly projecting spindle FLORENCE R. ANGELL.

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